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Blue Ridge Bar Association Honored by State Bar of Georgia

Hilton Head Island, S.C. – The Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit Bar Association was honored with the Award of Merit, Law Day Award of Achievement and Best Website Award for voluntary bar associations with 101 to 250 members, presented during the Annual Meeting of the State Bar of Georgia on June 21.

In order to encourage and support local and voluntary bars and their service programs, to promote activities which relate to the improvement of the administration of justice, the objectives of the State Bar of Georgia, and the image of lawyers, the State Bar annually sponsors an awards program which recognizes excellence in local and voluntary bar associations. Administered by the Local and Voluntary Bars Committee, awards are presented to winners at the State Bar’s Annual Meeting.

The Awards of Merit are presented to voluntary bar associations for their dedication to improving relations among local lawyers and devoting significant hours to serving their communities.

The Law Day Awards of Achievement recognize local bar associations for excellence in planning and carrying out activities in their respective communities to commemorate Law Day on May 1.

The Best Website Awards are presented to local and voluntary bar associations with website that exemplify excellence in usefulness, ease of use, content and design in meeting the needs of the website’s targeted audience.

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The State Bar of Georgia, with offices in Atlanta, Savannah and Tifton, was established in 1964 by Georgia’s Supreme Court as the successor to the voluntary Georgia Bar Association, founded in 1884. All lawyers licensed to practice in Georgia belong to the State Bar. Its more than 45,000 members work together to strengthen the constitutional promise of justice for all, promote principles of duty and public service among Georgia’s lawyers, and administer a strict code of legal ethics.